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downhill

/adverb, adjective doun-hil; noun doun-hil/US // adverb, adjective ˈdaʊnˈhɪl; noun ˈdaʊnˌhɪl //UK // (ˈdaʊnˈhɪl) //

下坡路,下坡,下山,下坡路上

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : down the slope of a hill; downward.
    • : into a worse or inferior condition: The business has been going downhill.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : going or tending downward on or as on a hill.
    • : free of problems or obstacles; easy: After the initial setbacks on the project, it was downhill all the way.
    • : of or relating to skiing downhill.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a timed ski race on a steep slope in which competitors take the most direct route to the finish line following a course with relatively few turns and attaining very high speeds.

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Examples

  • Landslides — the sudden failure of a slope, sending a rush of rocks and sediment downhill — can be triggered by anything from an earthquake to an intense deluge of rain.

  • Let’s hope I don’t need to fish for downhill metaphors to describe the markets this week.

  • Then we’re running downhill on the vaccines because the pipeline gets better and better.

  • Turning downhill a bit more frequently on pick and rolls and leveraging his improved rim-finishing and free-throw shooting would be a good place to start.

  • As fun as it is to climb on, in general, rando race gear isn’t all that fun to ski downhill, even inbounds.

  • Pat Robertson finished second in the 1988 Iowa caucus, and it was all downhill from there.

  • There would be occasional periods of promise, but once the 1950s came it was a steady, painful downhill slide.

  • After determining that the bee pollen and mushroom broth were inedible, the “detox” quickly went downhill.

  • When downhill racer Julia Mancuso did it, she wore the American flag like a cape.

  • Downhill track sports like luge are technology battles, as exciting as a NASCAR qualifying day.

  • He built splendid residences at Downhill and Ballyscullion, which he adorned with rare works of art.

  • Though the course was downhill to the Mertz Glacier, the sledge required a good deal of pulling owing to the wet runners.

  • In the afternoon, Dr. Mawson's party forged ahead, the dogs romping along on a downhill grade.

  • For two miles we were going downhill at a running pace and then the slope became suddenly steeper and the sledge overtook me.

  • Once, in a preoccupied moment, he let go of the little vehicle and it started downhill, gaining speed rapidly.